Doral Moore Explained

Doral Moore
Position:Center
Height Ft:7
Height In:1
Weight Lb:280
Team:Free agent
Nationality:American
Birth Date:21 January 1997
Birth Place:Louisville, Kentucky
High School:Montverde Academy
(Montverde, Florida)
College:Wake Forest (2015–2018)
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018–2019
Team1:Memphis Hustle
Years2:2019–2020
Team2:Delaware Blue Coats
Years3:2021
Team3:Grises de Humacao
Years4:2021–2022
Team4:Taiwan Beer
Years5:2022
Team5:TaiwanBeer HeroBears
Years6:2022
Team6:Ostioneros de Guaymas
Years7:2022
Team7:AEL Limassol
Years8:2023
Team8:Correbasket UAT
Years9:2023
Team9:Stockton Kings

Doral Lamont Larod Moore (born January 21, 1997) is an American basketball player who last played for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at Wake Forest University from 2015 to 2018.[1]

Early life and high school career

Doral L. Moore Jr. was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 21, 1997, to parents Valerie and Doral Moore.[2] He was raised in Stockbridge, Georgia.[3]

Moore attended Luella High School in Mcdonough, Georgia and Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, and played on both the basketball teams. On April 4, 2015, the Eagles won the Dick's Sporting Goods High School National Tournament.[4] He graduated in 2015.[2]

College career

Moore was rated as a top 60 prospect by 247Sports[5] and a 72nd in the ESPN 100 in 2015.[6] He chose Wake Forest University and played three seasons with the Demon Deacons as a center under head coach and former NCAA player of the year Danny Manning.[5]

In his final season, he averaged 11.1 points and 9.4 rebounds; he had a team-best 61 blocks and set a single-season school record by shooting 68.9% from the field. In 2017–18, he led the ACC in field goal percentage (.689), true shooting percentage (.658), and rebound percentage (21.0). In the same year, he placed in the conference's top 10 with 9.4 rebounds per game (3rd), 9.1% block percentage (4th), 26.0 player efficiency rating (5th), 291 total rebounds (6th), 2.0 blocks per game (7th), and 61 total blocks (8th). In his ACC career, he finished 2nd in field goal percentage with .653, 4th in total rebound percentage with 19.6, and 8th in block percentage with 9.9.[7]

College statistics

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| Wake Forest| 30 || 1 || 7.1 || 64.9|| 0.0 || 58.1 || 2.6 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 0.8 || 3.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Wake Forest| 31 || 0 || 8.3 || 52.5 || 0.0 || 53.3 || 2.2|| 0.0 || 0.1 || 0.9 || 2.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Wake Forest| 31 || 30 || 25.5 || 68.9|| 0.0 || 45.8 || 9.4|| 0.3 || 0.4 || 2.0 || 11.1|-|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career| 92 || 31 || 13.7 || 65.3 || 0.0 || 50 || 4.8|| 0.1 || 0.2 || 1.2 || 5.8

Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2018–2019)

On April 17, 2018, Moore announced that he was forgoing his senior year at Wake Forest and instead entered the NBA draft.[8] Moore competed for the Washington Wizards in NBA Summer League.[9] On August 30, 2018, Memphis Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace announced Moore signed with the team and was added to the team's training camp roster.[10] He was waived on October 13, as one of the final roster cuts before opening night[11] and subsequently added to the roster of the Grizzlies' NBA G League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle.[12]

Delaware Blue Coats (2019–2020)

On October 17, 2019, Moore's returning player rights were traded to the Delaware Blue Coats for a third round selection in the 2019 G League draft.[13] He recorded 19 points, 17 rebounds, five blocks, one assist and one steal in a win over the Lakeland Magic on December 1.[14] Moore averaged 7.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for the Blue Coats.[15]

On January 22, 2021, Moore signed with the London Lions of the British Basketball League,[16] but did not play for them.

Grises de Humacao (2021)

On August 6, 2021, Moore signed with Grises de Humacao of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[17]

Taiwan Beer (2021)

On November 23, 2021, Moore signed with Taiwan Beer of the Super Basketball League.[18] He averaged 16.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 12 games.[19]

TaiwanBeer HeroBears (2022)

On February 10, 2022, TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League announced that they have promoted Doral to the higher-tier league.[20] He appeared in nine games, averaging 8.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 0.8.[21] On March 23, 2022, Doral was released.[22]

Raptors 905 / Stockton Kings (2023)

On October 30, 2023, Moore signed with Raptors 905,[23] but was waived on November 9.[24]

On December 21, 2023, Moore signed with the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League,[25] but was waived two days later.[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Edward. Foster. Four Former Wake Forest Basketball Players Participating in NBA Summer League. Blogger So Dear. July 6, 2018. July 20, 2018.
  2. News: Doral Moore Bio - Wake Forest Men's Basketball - WakeForestSports.com.
  3. News: BrandonClayScouting.com: Prospect Eval – Doral Moore – October 8, 2014. 2014-10-08. Peach State Basketball. 2018-07-20. en-US.
  4. News: Montverde Academy Wins 3rd Consecutive National Championship - MaxPreps. 2015-04-20. MaxPreps.com. 2018-07-20. en-US.
  5. News: Wake Forest lands four-star big man Doral Moore. CBSSports.com. 2018-07-20. en.
  6. Web site: Basketball Recruiting - Doral Moore - Player Profiles - ESPN . 2018-07-20 . ESPN.com.
  7. Web site: Doral Moore College Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2018-07-19.
  8. News: 2018-04-17 . The Associated Press . Wake Forest's Moore decides to enter draft . 2018-07-19 . ESPN.com.
  9. Web site: Doral Moore Player Profile, Wake Forest, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM. basketball.realgm.com. 2018-07-19.
  10. News: Memphis Grizzlies sign Doral Moore. Grizzlies.com. 2018-08-30.
  11. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies finalize 2018-19 regular season roster . NBA.com . October 14, 2018 . October 13, 2018.
  12. Web site: Memphis Hustle announce 2018-19 Training Camp Roster. NBA.com. October 20, 2018. October 25, 2018. October 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026025520/https://memphis.gleague.nba.com/news/memphis-hustle-announce-2018-19-training-camp-roster/. dead.
  13. Web site: Delaware Blue Coats Acquire Returning Player Rights to Doral Moore from Memphis Hustle . NBA.com. October 17, 2019. October 29, 2019.
  14. News: Doral Moore: Leads team in rebounds . May 7, 2020 . . December 2, 2019.
  15. News: Doral Moore: Modest production in loss . May 7, 2020 . . March 9, 2020.
  16. Web site: Join us in welcoming Doral Moore to the Lions family! . Twitter . August 6, 2021.
  17. Web site: Modestti . Luis . Doral Moore (ex London L.) agreed terms with Humacao . Eurobasket . August 6, 2021 . August 6, 2021.
  18. Web site: Tsai . Eddie . Doral Moore & Ramon Galloway agreed terms with Taiwan Beer . Instagram . Nov 23, 2021 . Nov 23, 2021.
  19. Web site: December 25, 2021 . Doral Moore stats . Dec 25, 2021 . sleague.tw.
  20. Web site: 及人 . 黃 . Doral Moore promoted to the Herobears in the T1 League . China Times . February 10, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  21. Web site: Doral Moore stats . tbherobears.com . February 10, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  22. Web site: 黃 . 及人 . 大玩你丟我撿?台啤釋出多拉摩爾改簽德古拉 . Doral Moore released by HeroBears . China Times . zh . March 21, 2022 . March 21, 2022.
  23. Web site: RAPTORS 905 FINALIZES TRAINING CAMP ROSTER. NBA.com. October 30, 2023. December 11, 2023.
  24. Web site: Raptors 905 Announce Opening Night Roster. OurSportsCentral.com. November 9, 2023. December 11, 2023.
  25. Web site: Stockton Kings Announce Roster Moves. NBA.com. December 21, 2023. January 18, 2024.
  26. Web site: 2023-2024 Stockton Kings Transaction History. RealGM.com. January 18, 2024.